2006 Honda Odyssey

I OWN A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 22K, BOUGHT NEW IN 14 MONTHS AGO. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED THIS PAST SUMMER, BUT DUE TO WARM WEATHER ATTEMPTED TO RUN IT THIS WEEKEND AND ONLY WARM AIR CAME OUT. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO WOLFCHASE HONDA IN BARTLETT, TN. AND THE DEALER CHARGED HER $95 TO TELL US THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A STONE HITTING THE COMPRESSOR. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE AS I'VE FOUND COUNTLESS OTHERS NOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/HONDA-ODYSSEY/TJBOPFUR3SVARKHCJ I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO PUT IN A COMPLAINT AND THE REP SAID THAT SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THESE CALLS. I DO SEE THAT THE 2008 HAS A NEW MODIFIED GRILLE THAT SHOULD PREVENT THIS. I BELIEVE HONDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THE RUN FLAT TIRES WITH THE HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING - THEY WEAR OUT SOON - VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE (ABOUT 3 TIMES THE COST OF REGULAR TIRES) - HONDA SAYS WE CAN'T JUST REMOVE ALL THE RUN FLAT TIRES AND REPLACE THEM WITH REGULAR TIRES. - ONLY SELECT FACILITIES CAN REPLACE/FIX THEM. *TR

BRAKES MAKE SEVERE GRINDING SOUND AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING HARD. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM COMING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL WHERE THE BRAKES SHOOK THE CAR SO BADLY WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. HONDA HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL. REPLACED BRAKE PADS ONCE, BUT SAYS IT WILL NOT AGAIN. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BY OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 45-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WARPED ROTORS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE POWER STEERING MAKES INTERMITTENT GROANING AND SCREECHING NOISES WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. I'VE HAD 2 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE PROBLEM RECURRING WITHIN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AFTER REPAIR. I'M SCHEDULED FOR YET ANOTHER REPAIR, AND THINK I MAY HAVE TO TRADE THIS VAN FOR A HYUNDAI BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THIS VAN HAS HAD THE COMMON PROBLEM OF A ROCK TAKING OUT THE A/C CONDENSER, A NON- WARRANTY $840 REPAIR. *TR

THE A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR ON 6/10/07. THE DEALER INFORMED US THERE WOULD BE A $195 INSPECTION FEE BEFORE REPAIRS WERE STARTED. WE WERE INFORMED A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER, AND REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE SHOWN NO EVIDENCE OF THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER IMPLIED THIS WAS A RARE PROBLEM, YET INSISTED THAT AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY PART OF THE RESPONSE, AS THE DEALER HAD DEALT WITH THEM ON THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. NOT WANTING TO WASTE THE $195 INSPECTION FEE, I GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO WHAT I FOUND OUT LATER WAS AN OVER-PRICED $840 REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW, ONE THAT AMERICAN HONDA TOLD ME WAS ADDRESSED IN THE 2008 MODEL REDESIGN. I AM PURSUING THIS ISSUE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL AND THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED THE VEHICLE'S "TOP OF THE LINE TIRES" BY CLAIMING SUPERIOR WEAR OF TIRES, THEIR VALUE, BENEFITS, OVERALL COST AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS... WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A SUPERIOR TIRE THAT WOULD LAST JUST AS LONG AS STANDARD TIRES IF NOT LONGER AND THEY WERE MUCH SAFER - TOLD 50,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING TO CONSIDER REPLACING THEM; WOULD PROVIDE SUPERIOR ROAD HANDLING; QUIETER RIDES; BETTER GAS MILEAGE; AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE TIRE AND IMPROVED GAS MILEAGE, IT WOULD BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT (LESS WASTE CREATED). WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY ARE JUST A BIT MORE TO REPLACE THAN CONVENTIONAL TIRES BECAUSE OF THE GEL INSIDE BUT WELL WORTH THE ADDITIONAL 10% IT WOULD COST OVER TRADITIONAL TIRES BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY. ALSO INFORMED THAT I SHOULD NOT WORRY THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SPARE OR JACK BECAUSE THE TIRES CAN RUN FLAT FOR 150 MILES AND THAT THE MAJORITY OF MICHELIN AND HONDA DEALERS IN THE US ARE ABLE TO REPAIR / REPLACE THE TIRE AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. TOLD THAT THEY CAME WITH A GREAT WARRANTY AND THAT MICHELIN WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THEM DURING THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SPARE. DEALER MISREPRESENTED THE ACTUAL REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE COST OF THE TIRES THAT NOW APPEARS TO BE ON AN 18 MONTH 20-25,000 MILE BASIS. BASED ON MY PAST EXPERIENCE, A GOOD SET OF TIRES AVERAGE 5 YEARS 45-50,000 MILES AND HAVE A COST OF 50% LESS TO MAINTAIN / REPLACE. BASES ON THEIR ACTUAL COST AND THE RATE OF WARE, THE TIRES WILL COST ME 4 TIMES AS MUCH AS A COMPARABLE STANDARD SET OF TIRE. THERE IS ONLY A HANDFUL OF DEALERS IN MY LOCAL AREA THAT ARE EQUIP TO DEAL WITH THIS TIRE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TIRE AND SPECIAL TRAINING NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, NATIONWIDE, THERE IS LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF DEALERS THAT COULD HANDLE A BLOWOUT PROMOTING FOR POTENTIAL PRICE GOUGING. *TR